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EARLY SETTLERS OF SANGAMON COUNTY - 1876
By John Carroll Power
These biographies were submitted by a researcher and evidently abstracted from the 1876 History of Sangamon County, IL. Errors could occur, so one should always verify the correctness by obtaining copies of vitals and performing all necessary research to document what is contained herein.
SWEET, ROBERT
, was born in 1791, in Otsego county, N. Y. He was married to Sarah Parker, and they had five children in that county. They embarked at Olean Point, in a family boat, and floated down to Shaweetown in May, 1820, and engaged in farming until the spring of 1824, when he moved to Diamond Grove, near Jacksonville, and from there to what is called Sweet's Prairie, in consequence of their being the first settlers there. It is about five miles west of Manchester, Scott county, Ill. In 1830, he moved back to Diamond Grove, and in 1837 moved to Loami, Sangamon county. They had four children in Illinois. Of their nine children--
DANIEL, born June 19, 1809, in New York, married Elcey Sweet. They had four children, and Mrs. Sweet died in 1849. He resides at Chenoa, Ill.
ALVY A., born July 1, 1811, in New York, married, had fourteen children, and resides at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
MORRIS
, born April 8, 1813, in Otsego county, New York, married in Sangamon county May 2, 1839, to Olivia Barger. They had nine children, SOPHRONIA I., married William McKee. See his name. SYLVESTER H., born August 12, 1841, enlisted August 12, 1861, in Co. C, 11th Missouri Inf. for three years, re-enlisted as a veteran January, 1864, and died of disease April 17, 1865, at Memphis, Tenn. MONTGOMERY Z., enlisted August, 1862, in the same company and regiment, was wounded at the battle of Iuka, Mississippi, Sept. 17, 1862, and discharged on account of physical disability. Resides at Loami. LETHE M. married Haskell Jones, had two children and mother and children died. MARCELLA and LORENTINE C. reside with their parents. LUCINDA married John Brash and reside in Loami. MARGARET J. and LUELLA reside with their parents in Loami, Sangamon county, Ill.
JONATHAN, born March 1, 1815, in New York, married Phebe Weaver. She had one child, and mother and child died. He resides at Chenoa, Ill.
LODASCA M., born April 5, 1817, married in Sangamon county to Adna P. Colburne. See his name.
LORENTINE, born Jan. 21, 1821, near Shawneetown, married Sarah A. Sweet. He died in 1851, leaving a widow and one child. They have since died at Waverly, Ill.
MARY J., born Dec. 2, 1824, married Benjamin Fry, has three children, and lives at Hinsdale, Dupage county, Ill.
HIRAM K., born Feb. 25, 1828, married Julia A. Ayers, has four children and lives at Forest, Livingston county, Ill.
CAROLINE A., born August 5, 1831, married Joseph S. Snell, have five children, and live in Winchester, Illnois.
Mrs. Sarah Sweet died Nov. 22, 1846, and Robert Sweet died July, 1861, both in Sangamon county, Illinois.
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